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Type ? in the pink box to find out why this is the correct type of chart to use.
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You need to compare the values for the two sets of data, making it clear which set of data is which. A line graph is not appropriate because the data
are not in any particular order.

Mann-Whitney U-Test

To use the Mann-Whitney U-test calculator, enter the actual values you got in the yellow boxes. Any cells you do not need should be left blank.
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The ranks for each site are:

9.5
9.5

5.0
2.0

5.0
3.0

5.0
1.0

7.0
9.5

9.5

Put all the data together and rank them. Give the rank 1 to the highest value, 2 to the second highest and so on. If there
are any tied values, the rank is calculated by giving them the average of the ranks they would have had. For example, if
two items tie for third place, they would have had the ranks 3 and 4, so we give them the rank (3 + 4)/2 = 3.5.

The sums of the ranks of the two samples are:

The U-values are:

41.00
25.00
10.0
20.0

Add up the ranks for each sample

U1 = n1n2 + 0.5(n1)(n1 + 1) - R1
U2 = n1n2 + 0.5(n2)(n2 + 1) - R2
n1, n2 are the sizes of samples 1 and 2, and R1, R2 are the sums of the ranks for samples 1 and 2

So the U-value you use is:

10.0
You use the smaller of the two values

The two sample sizes are:

6, 5

Are you doing a one or two tailed test?

Type 1 or 2 in the blue box.

You are carrying out a 2-tailed test

Do a 2-tailed test if you weren't sure in advance whether you were looking for
a positive or negative difference. Do a 1-tailed test if you knew you were
looking for a particular type of difference. If you're not sure, do a 2-tailed test

The values from the tables are:

10% 5

5% 3

2% 2

There is a 10% chance of getting below 5 if there was really no difference between
the categories - similarly, there's a 5% chance of getting below 3
So your conclusion is:

You must accept the null hypothesis

Compare your U-value with the two values from the tables. If it is smaller, your result is
significant. This test and Wilcoxon are the only ones where you look for a smaller value.

Click here for diagram

If you want to know where an answer has come from, type ? in the pink box beside the answers.